Green Tomatoes

When a cool summer leaves you with green tomatoes in October, make pickles! 12 pints!

Throw the green ones into jars with vinegar, salt, garlic, bay, and some seeds.

And throw the ripe ones into a pot with some protein and cook them down.  Don't even cut them; smash them with a slotted spoon as they pop open from the heat.

Outlet

Inspired by foodinjars.com and fueled by the need for comfort, I rounded up all the apples in the fruit bowl and fridge and made applesauce. I prepped 6 pint jars but filled only 2. I guess putting up a quart is one outlet for me.

Looked at the tomatoes on the vine as I grazed on alpine strawbs growing underneath. Ate a handful of yellow tomatoes that burst like candy in my mouth. Almost wish the rest stay green because now I see them as pickles.

Anyone know how to prepare tomato plant leaves? Got a lot of them and working in the kitchen is an outlet for me: all the work kills my appetite as I prepare food for the future.